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 Title stolen from a goon suggestion. Sonic Boom is the latest entry in the long running Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, rumoured for some time now as a television series, and recently confirmed on February 6th not merely as such, but in fact a whole new sub-franchise for the series. What this means is that (for now) the mainstay 'Modern' Sonic games are not to be replaced, but instead will continue to be developed by Sonic Team proper, whilst Sonic Boom is handled by Sega of America.  Sonic Boom as a sub-franchise is going to effectively consist of three parts: 1) A Nintendo exclusive pair of games, the last in a three part deal between SEGA and Nintendo. Developed by Big Red Button Entertainment and Sanzaru Games for the Wii U and 3DS respectively, the games will feature new character designs, enemies, abilities, etc. One of the big selling point however is the promise of these games creating a new canon, serving as a prequel to... 2) A TV series. Also named Sonic Boom, co-produced by SEGA of America and OuiDO! productions, it will consist of 52 11-minute standalone episodes, with a comedic focus. Plans to debut in the 2014/2015 season, on Cartoon Network for the USA and CANAL J and GULLI for France. 3) A toyline provided by TOMY. Said to contain a variety of toys including action figures, plushies, remote control toys, etc. SEGA's official blog on the announcement can be found here, complete with concept art, screenshots and trailers. It turns out, BRB had in fact put out footage of its version of the game during the previous year, as part of a CryEngine 3 Tech Trailer, but noone suspected it to be a Sonic game at the time. Release dates on the games are unknown but assumed to be 2014 for the run up to the series.
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Feb 11, 2014 21:28
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I'm getting used to Knuckles' huge arms quicker than I thought I would. Here's the cartoon trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_A3e2bl334 And the game trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRprvD5J-YA
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Feb 11, 2014 22:45
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VJeff posted:Here's the cartoon trailer: Why must they insist on calling him Eggman?
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Feb 11, 2014 22:48
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THE BAR posted:Why must they insist on calling him Eggman? Because they've always called him that in Japan. His name and some of the elements of his design owes a lot to John Lennon's "Sgt Pepper" period, but when Sega USA was a young company they shied away from satirical references to the Beatles more than they do now. Craptacular! fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Feb 11, 2014 |
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Feb 11, 2014 22:52
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Sonic used to be cooler when he was a short pudgy hedgehog that collected rings and only collected rings. Why they gotta go loving with the program
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Feb 11, 2014 22:53
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Craptacular! posted:Because they've always called him that in Japan. When Sega USA was a young company they shied away from satirical references to the Beatles more than they do now. But it always confuses me, makes me think we're dealing with a Mega Man crony! It's Robotnik. He makes robots and is a scary foreigner.
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Feb 11, 2014 22:55
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Robotnik was his grandfather apparently. So why are Sonic's arms blue now?
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Feb 11, 2014 22:58
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I get vibes of Sonic Adventure from the gameplay trailer. That maybe is a step in the right direction? I don't know, I haven't cared about Sonic since SA2.
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Feb 11, 2014 22:59
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SpazmasterX posted:Robotnik was his grandfather apparently. So why are Sonic's arms blue now? Its like... from Adventure on, Ivo Robotnik is his birth name, Eggman is just what everybody ended up calling him and he embraced it. Guess for Boom he's just either got 'Eggman' on the birth certificate, or just doesn't like having to change his business card again.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:00
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THE BAR posted:It's Robotnik. He makes robots and is a scary foreigner. And voiced by Tim Curry. 
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Feb 11, 2014 23:00
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What's with the tape? Are they wrestling now?
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Feb 11, 2014 23:00
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bakka bakka posted:What's with the tape? Are they wrestling now? Athletic Tape. Turns out, spatting is a real thing. This game has actually caused me to learn things.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:01
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THE BAR posted:But it always confuses me, makes me think we're dealing with a Mega Man crony! Well, SOMEONE's childhood car didn't have an 8-track player.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:02
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bakka bakka posted:What's with the tape? Are they wrestling now? "WHAT DO MY KNUCKLES SAY" suddenly takes on a whole new meaning.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:03
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THE BAR posted:Why must they insist on calling him Eggman? He is the Eggman. That's what he is.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:03
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Sega of America didn't do that great of a job removing all instances of "Eggman" from Sonic 2 in any case. Was there that much gnashing and whining when Princess Peach stopped being called "Princess Toadstool"?
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Feb 11, 2014 23:05
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Astro Nut posted:Athletic Tape. Turns out, spatting is a real thing. This game has actually caused me to learn things. I'm aware of that but Knuckles is almost a drat mummy. I'm just hoping for a few Stone Cold Stunners.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:06
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Lizard Wizard posted:1999 was a WHILE ago, dude. All I know is that in that one cartoon I saw and those couple of games I played, the villain was called Robotnik. Calling him Eggman makes him sound like more of a clown than he is.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:08
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Why do they run with their arms flailing behind them like they have dislocated shoulders?
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Feb 11, 2014 23:10
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This, to me, feels like Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles revival: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_%282012_TV_series%29 Four characters with distinct personalities, reveal a redesign, cartoon, game, toyline. All TMNT is missing is dubstep, though I've never bothered to watch it so who knows. Granted, most things aimed at a younger audience are this formulaic.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:10
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Mercury Crusader posted:Was there that much gnashing and whining when Princess Peach stopped being called "Princess Toadstool"?
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Feb 11, 2014 23:11
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The way they introduced it pretty much addressed that - SA1 Sonic uses it as an insulting nickname, by SA2 Eggy's taken so many hits to the noggin that he calls himself that for the most part. I think there are still a few lines in the western games where his name is treated as Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, like how Maria and Gerald are Robotniks instead of Eggmans.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:15
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He will always be Robotnik in my heart. Whatever one may say about the old cartoons, he was comedy gold in every scene he appeared in.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:16
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Prowler posted:This, to me, feels like Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles revival: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_%282012_TV_series%29 The TMNT revival is pure gold, tho. Season 2 is basically "Casey Jones: Year One"
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Feb 11, 2014 23:18
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Dr. Robotnik is a much better moniker.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:21
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Mercury Crusader posted:Sega of America didn't do that great of a job removing all instances of "Eggman" from Sonic 2 in any case. No, because Peach and Toadstool are both good names. Eggman is just stupid as gently caress.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:27
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borf posted:Why do they run with their arms flailing behind them like they have dislocated shoulders? Because of this trope. Its been the running pose for a while now really (certainly at top speed anyway), though I suppose being a new sub-franchise and all, they could have found something else if they wanted.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:31
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In Sonic Generations, Classic Tails refers to Classic Eggman as Robotnik and he says "HEH nobody calls me that anymore!"  The Eggmans were the best part of that game.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:31
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The last game to seriously call him Robotnik was that crappy RPG Bioware shat out (Sonic Generations called him Robotnik once as a joke). They're not going to go back to Robotnik, get over it.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:31
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VJeff posted:In Sonic Generations, Classic Tails refers to Classic Eggman as Robotnik and he says "HEH nobody calls me that anymore!" Eggman is the best part of anything Sonic-related.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:33
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ArmyOfMidgets posted:The TMNT revival is pure gold, tho. Season 2 is basically "Casey Jones: Year One" I'm glad that Amy and her hammer are back at least. Smashing things with a hammer bigger than oneself can't possibly make a game worse.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:34
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Edit:Beaten never mind.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:40
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It's a shame that the new game is using CryEngine 3 but isn't coming to PC, because I'd like to see what happens if you chuck a load of Crysis graphics mods at it.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:47
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THE BAR posted:Calling him Eggman makes him sound like more of a clown than he is. No, that's Dimps' job.
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Feb 11, 2014 23:50
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Having story boarded on the new TMNT, I can appreciate athletic tape on characters. From a design perspective, it's a quick and dirty way to show volume and direction. You may not think about it, but even in CG it's important to have visual cues like that.
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Feb 12, 2014 00:14
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That loving Sned posted:It's a shame that the new game is using CryEngine 3 but isn't coming to PC, because I'd like to see what happens if you chuck a load of Crysis graphics mods at it. You know that Nexus would be the first place with the graphics mods for a Sonic game. They'd probably have fifty of them out the door before the game even went gold.
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Feb 12, 2014 00:24
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Ah yes, Dr. Robotnik's Big Gay Circus.
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Feb 12, 2014 02:45
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Why does Amy have a lazy eye?
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Feb 12, 2014 02:48
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So, a bit of extra news on both the series and the game. Firstly, the series will be composed of entirely standalone episodes, which isn't particularly surprising: http://www.sonicstadium.org/2014/02/sonic-boom-tv-world-to-reset-in-every-episode/ The game, amongst other things, will feature other redesigned characters from the franchise (but no chaos emeralds): http://www.sonicstadium.org/2014/02/new-sonic-boom-details-no-chaos-emeralds/ So who knows, maybe we'll get this after all:
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Feb 13, 2014 23:09
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:The game, amongst other things, will feature other redesigned characters from the franchise (but no chaos emeralds): That's actually surprising to me, considering that in the top row here it's clear that there will be new side characters, probably for the show and the game (Spoilers, I guess for everyone who've already seen the pic but not closely):  Wonder who'd be important enough to share space next to that many characters. Having no chaos emeralds is good news to me, because having chaos emeralds as a plot point really contributed to melodrama, not to mention spawning an entire fanbase devoted to Super Sonic(s).
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